First look at Australia's first surf lake

Prototype testing for a wave park in Yeppoon, Queensland featuring proprietary technology has been put to the test by a group of pro surfers in a thrilling clip — and if you think that's impressive, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Wayne Dart, media manager for Surf Lakes Holdings Limited, told 9Honey Travel that the Australian-made technology used to produce the massive breaks is "going to change the wave-riding landscape", with plans to take it to the next level.

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The way in which it works, is a wave machine, or "central wave making device", radiates from the centre of a body of water.

"So the tech basically is like a plunger-like device in the middle, which can create eight waves roughly every six seconds," Dart explained.

"Within that we are also able to cater for five levels or five waves — waves that can cater to beginners right through to the professionals."

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In the footage released by the company, the Mad Max like contraption bobs up and down menacingly on the calm lake, suddenly sending sizable waves in all directions for the surfers to catch — it's quite mesmerising and terrifying all at once.

Dart said this Australian wave park technology is miles ahead of others in the market, which normally only feature one wave or one break.